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post #21 of 26
11/23/08 at 5:53pm
We're about 15 mins from Oxford here in Abingdon. Where are you Chick?
post #22 of 26
11/24/08 at 1:49am
literally, only God knows where we are moving right now!!!! the answer is wherever we find a house (we're thinking of either buying right away or renting for a time til we find a place). Dh has orders to RAF Croughton (outside Brackley) so we are looking anywhere between there and Oxford (unless something wonderful pops up somewhere else!) i know commuting isn't as big in the UK as it is in N.America, but DH is willing to do it maybe 15-20 miles and DS and I will jump on public transit into oxford (or london for a treat!) it seems like oxford will have a lot of opportunities for us (homeschooling and otherwise). DS will be 8 when we leave.
where are you (not that your answer will mean a lot to me right now!!!) everyone says this is a beautiful part of the country.
post #23 of 26
11/24/08 at 6:00am
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We're about 15 mins from Oxford here in Abingdon. Where are you Chick?
I'm in South Bucks - in a village called Burnham.

Abingdon's about 50 minutes for me...
post #24 of 26
11/26/08 at 4:45am
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We keep getting moved around because DH works for Expedia. He started at their Canadian office in Toronto, then got hired at their US headquarters in Seattle and now he's working for the .co.uk office.

He used to work for Sears and they moved us once too. I've always said that I'd be up for adventure and travel on the company dime so when this opportunity came up we jumped at it!

When do you arrive??
post #25 of 26
11/28/08 at 12:29am
well, we're aiming for Jan 5th but it can be as late as the 31st. we'd like it to be earlier rather than later. DS has decided he wants to spend his 4th B-day on Feb 3rd in a castle!!!! wow! aim high!!!!

so what's the "feel" in this area of the country? is it pretty easy to get natural/organic food? if i were to buy conventional, how bad would it be? (i.e. sprays, GMO's etc)? DH has got me terrified that "we won't be able to afford to eat healthy"!! I seem to recall that england is very anti-GMO.
is it pretty BFing friendly? is it easy to find people practising AP? homeschooling groups?

we are soooo blessed to have these orders and are sooo excited!!!:
post #26 of 26
11/28/08 at 9:38am
It depends very much on geographical area - also where you are coming from to compare it with!
Generally I would say that it is pretty easy to eat healthily and organically especially in the area of England you are talking about BUT not necessarily cheapily. Best bet might be a organic box scheme or local farmers.
'Conventional' is probably the same as anywhere else in the world but GM is not popular.
Homeschooling is not a problem. There will be groups for sure. APing is fairly well-accepted. BFing in public is not as around as it should be but getting there. Bfing rates are not fantastic but I'd still call it bfing 'friendly'.

It's very hard to generalize about the UK as a whole.
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